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James Sayers etchings, 1782-1808


146 Portraits in set

In 1905, the National Portrait Gallery purchased a collection of prints by James Sayers (1748-1823). The disbound prints, arranged in loose chronological order, were selected in 1818 by Sayers himself as a gift for his friend Robert Appleyard. The collection includes Sayers's letter to Appleyard explaining that he had 'selected a very good set of impressions'. Many of the prints are annotated and identified to afford 'some Explanation of the Characters, which every year renders more necessary'. The collection includes Sayers's best known print Carlo Khan's Triumphal Entry into Leadenhall Street (1783), and also his set of eight satirical prints likening members of Fox's Opposition to French republicans.

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Richard Brinsley Sheridan ('A peep behind the curtain at Drury Lane'), by James Sayers, published by  Thomas Cornell - NPG D9542

Richard Brinsley Sheridan ('A peep behind the curtain at Drury Lane')

by James Sayers, published by Thomas Cornell
etching and aquatint, published 14 January 1780
NPG D9542

Richard Rigby, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9008

Richard Rigby

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D9008

'Paradise lost', by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9562

'Paradise lost'

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 July 1782
NPG D9562

Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9592

Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D9592

Isaac Barré, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9620

Isaac Barré

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 June 1782
NPG D9620

Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9622

Henry Bathurst, 2nd Earl Bathurst

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 June 1782
NPG D9622

George Bodens, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9638

George Bodens

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 4 June 1782
NPG D9638

John Burgoyne, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9661

John Burgoyne

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 June 1782
NPG D9661

Edmund Burke, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9665

Edmund Burke

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D9665

Lord John Cavendish, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9675

Lord John Cavendish

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 3 July 1782
NPG D9675

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9728

Thomas Howard, 3rd Earl of Effingham

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 14 May 1782
NPG D9728

Charles James Fox ('Vox populi'), by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9742

Charles James Fox ('Vox populi')

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D9742

Bamber Gascoyne, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9758

Bamber Gascoyne

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 6 April 1782
NPG D9758

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9769

Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 14 May 1782
NPG D9769

Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9771

Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 17 June 1782
NPG D9771

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9780

Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 14 May 1782
NPG D9780

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne), by James Sayers, published by  Charles Bretherton - NPG D9822

William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (Lord Shelburne)

by James Sayers, published by Charles Bretherton
etching, published 14 May 1782
NPG D9822